Answer:
2 syllables
Letter <em>a</em> sound like <em>i</em>
Letter <em>i </em>sounds like <em>ee</em>
Yes there are such sentences. “He eats food.” and “People often sleep.” are both examples.
<span>In 1524, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed for King Francis I of France and is known as the first European since the Norse to explore the Atlantic coast of North America.</span>